Psy Power

Hi Jon I was thinking about buying a diesel the other week and did a bit of looking into this Ad Blue, since I’d never used it before. As far as I can make out, Ad Blue is ONLY injected into your exhaust pipe (NOT your engine) and it is only used to convert the harmful nitrogen oxides in your exhaust gasses into cleaner, more breathable air (very similar to a catalytic converter in a petrol car). As the Ad Blue is only there for one specific, narrow purpose and doesn’t go anywhere near your engine, I would think that any additives you put in your fuel tank or engine oil should be fine and not conflict with it in any way 😊 I hope that’s helpful, but please do your own research on the internet or ask your Jag specialist, coz there’s lots of useful info out there. (Just so you know, I didn’t buy the diesel in the end, so haven’t tried it myself!) Happy motoring! Si

Hi Darren That’s brilliant news, you must be so chuffed (and relieved!!) that you finally got it to work properly. Your determination paid off!! I’m glad you’ve got it sorted, coz that gives hope to the rest of us! I bought a 2011 XJ the other week and since then I’ve noticed my nav’s maps are a bit outdated. I was wondering how I could get the latest version into it and you seem to have cracked it. Nicely done fella! Have a great weekend 😁 Si

I hope they paid your money back!! Si

Hi All It’s probably a bit late now, but a couple of weeks ago I was thinking about buying a 3 litre diesel XJ and I asked my local Jag specialist if there was anything to be on the look out for. He said as it was OVER 10 years old the BELT MUST be changed EVERY 10 years or 100K miles, whichever comes soonest. I hope that helps 😃 Cheers Psy

In response to Wrinkly’s comment about customer service and being given the run around through the internet… fight fire with fire and use the internet against them!! There are many “review” sites out there (e.g. Trust Pilot) in which you can describe how well or how badly you have been treated, what companies have done to make you happy or angry etc. Find as many of these sites as you can and submit bad reviews as often as possible. Most companies now (especially ‘tec’ firms) monitor their reviews with eagle eyes and they hate getting bad reviews. You might find that they suddenly come rushing to you to try and put things right (so you will change your review). Good luck 😃 Psy